Spare parts and things

[EZGZ]

I know eveyone has a pile of stuff they carry for emergencies but I was thinking we should have a specific first generation list.



The usual list of basics like

oil,

shovel,

spare tire and

hand tools,

fuses,

brake and turn bulbs,

WD40 tiny size,

rope,

jumper cables

small electric air pump



Cell phone that is "out of service most of the time" can't hear me now!!!!!



I carry a spare serpentine belt that is the right size for my truck.

I also carry a spare electrical regulator.



The rest of you guys chime in with your speacial needs for a 1st Gen or whatever,

Lets build a booney box

 

[paccool]

After getting stranded along side the road when the fuel selonoid failed, I now carry one with me and the wrench needed to replace it.



I also carry a spare belt, transmission fluid, oil, tools, fuses, etc.



Hope I never need any of this stuff!

 

[dan brooks]

For normal, close-to-home driving I carry a spare belt and jumper cables. There are always packs of spare fuses in the glovebox of the truck and Jeep. I have AAA, so if anything more serious happens I'll just have 'em drag it home and I can work on it there.



On long trips I carry more tools, a spare fuel filter or two, belt, a spare "by-pass" hose (the 90* molded one), flashlights, test light, solderless terminals/crimpers, ATF, motor oil... and probably more that I can't think of off the top of my head.



For the 4X4 crowd, the stuff I keep in the Jeep is a little more extensive: lots of tools, U&L radiator hoses, belt, gear lube, tube of RTV, duct tape, bottle & Hi-Lift jacks, tarp, 12-volt impact (Harbor Freight special but works great!), gloves (leather work and latex surgical), hand cleaner, water (for clean-up and drinking), rolls of TP and paper towels, hookless tow strap, jumper cables, a couple MREs, a few flashlights, waterproof matches. I'll be adding a Safety Seal kit, along with some arc welding rods and a compact welding helmet/shield in the near future (you can weld with a couple batteries and jumper cables).

 

[JLEONARD]

AAA membership and a credit card or three.

I don't travel anywhere that I'll have a need for an emergency shovel or a welder.

Duct tape? Yes!!

Jay

 

[dan brooks]

Originally posted by JLEONARD

... an emergency shovel...

Dang, forgot to list that - carry one of them in the Jeep, too.

 

[1stgen4evr]

spare parts

The usual suspects as noted. Plus the following.



If your miles are getting around 200k, grease the idler bearings and check for alignment on the idler mount arm. I now carry a spare assembly.



After 300k, carry a water pump or go ahead and change the thing anyway.



If you plan to drive at night, check your head light bulbs. If you are carrying more than usual weight, you might want to have the headlights reset for the rear low condition.



I carry six gallons of fuel. Some mechanics wire. I have lights, chains and straps for the work I normally do.



A test light and Vise Grips are a must. Other wrenches? You might want to determine that you could install everything you have with you.



Since I had so much trouble with the TPS, I have several spares. (long story)



I don't have MREs but I carry stuff for the munchies. Road food is high and there is always the possibility of Montezumas revenge.



A credit card and a few Bens will get almost anything. It is pretty easy to burn up 4 to 500 dollars when you have a breakdown on the road.



I do use the shovel. I have a number of Magnolia trees and from time to time find one at a job site that is small enough to move. Did you know that there are over 180 named varieties of Magnolias.



I carry a spare Ujoint.



Alignment lug nuts.



Air pressure guage.



Had some trouble with the starter relay switch once. I carry a spare for that.



More than once I have bought a battery on the road. The battery is a lot cheaper than the alternator and you can get home where electrical service is cheaper.



I have the installer tube for freon.



I carry this stuff all the time, in fact I have been accused of driving a rolling junk yard. I am happy to say that I almost never need any of it. (fingers crossed and knock on wood) But they are old trucks.



1stgen4evr

James

 

[MidwestMotorman]

never enough stuff

All of the above, PLUS...



FIRST AID KIT!!!



I usually carry a couple hammers, and also a sledge when towing a trailer.



Definitely duct tape and also some radiator tape in case of an unexpected pinhole in a hose.



Also carry a small bottle of ground pepper... seals radiator leaks and other holes in coolant system, plus you never know when McD's will short you on it at the drivethru.



Always have a gallon jug of water on hand. For the coolant system, wash hands, fire, dousing radiator with, etc.



Don't forget to carry a regular fire extinguisher for a runaway engine or a brake drum/hub fire. Don't overlook this, I once put out a hot brake drum/brake fluid fire on a semi trailer with fluid brakes that conveniently caught fire twenty feet from gas pumps at a rest stop! Driver could not move rig due to the locked brake and he had NO extinguisher with him! Another few seconds and the tire would have gone up too.



A pint of brake fluid.



Carry a prepaid calling card. Never know when you may need to call home and your cell phone doesn't work because you didn't check the charge or you forgot the charger.



In wintertime, carry the shovel and also a grain scoop shovel. You will move ten times the snow with a grain scoop than with using a regular shovel.



A spare wiper arm blade assembly. Sometimes they can quit or break off at the worst time. Just roll down the window and wipe it yourself. Also works great as a squeegee after you wash off the truck.



Check your washer fluid during bug season, and make sure it is topped off.



Don't forget to carry a funnel. Not fun to spill all over your nice engine compartment.



I keep an assortment of bolts/nuts in my toolbox. Never know when something may shake loose or fall out.



I used to carry all this stuff in my 8' box on my old truck. Now that I have a flatbed and a regular cab, I am going to need a behind-the-seat-storage box and a few toolboxes under the flatbed for all of this stuff...

 

[dpuckett]

I cant really think of anything to add to this list. I carry my toolbox of wrenches, etc, in my pickup at all times, due more to a lack of storage at home, and the fact I never need the tools at home. I also keep a fuel filter, and Maglite in the truck- I havent had any kind of luck with any less than a Maglite.



One more thing- tire plug set and the reamer and installer doo hickey for emergencies, though you guys who buy your tires new and have warranties may want to check into that- plugs normally void tire warranties.



Daniel

 

[sparks57]

Wow, I must be well prepared because I carry everything suggested... plus a fire extuinguisher.

 

[Midnite]

Re: never enough stuff

Originally posted by MidwestMotorman



Don't forget to carry a regular fire extinguisher for a runaway engine or a brake drum/hub fire.

"Regular fire extinguisher" should probably be defined. Dry chemical is most common around here, but would destroy the engine if you used it to shutdown a runaway. Far better would be a CO2 extinguisher--those are easily recognisable by cone-shaped horn at the end of the hose. I don't know how well a Halon extinguisher would work.



Mike

 

[sparks57]

Woops... I missed the part about the extinguisher... I guess I have nothing to add!

 

[1stgen4evr]

would destroy the engine if you used

So would the run away. Rods out the side would be worse than scuffed cylinders. The chemical is baking soda and isn't all that abrasive. Don't hesitate to use it if there is nothing else at hand. Freon will stop the engine also.



1stgen4evr

James

 

[Midnite]

Re: would destroy the engine if you used

Originally posted by 1stgen4evr

So would the run away. Rods out the side would be worse than scuffed cylinders. The chemical is baking soda and isn't all that abrasive. Don't hesitate to use it if there is nothing else at hand. Freon will stop the engine also.

Heh... good point.

 

[hmickelson]

HI, Just Cruisin here for a moment. We use our CTD for towing and some local driving. Have a Truck bed bin witha slider lide and key lock. Carry all the stuff you aLL have mentioNed and a bit more . Whenever the hose are changed I toss the ones I have been carrying and throw in the latest take offs. Never had to use em but how do you know. Same thing with belts and enough tools to fix most everything. In 120K towing we have never had a serious break down when the old Chevy( that's history) fan clutch failed and it was a new one. knock on wood never had a tire failure except on the trail(blow out) Also carry a 3/4 horse compressor and a 2300 amp Kawasaki generator. Never fails to start. And entersting subject. I never have made a list. Do carry a couple of torque wrenchs never have used them. Some other time tella bout he tractor sowing the trailer into Yellowstone andused some of our tools helping him. Thanks CTDers Hmickelsn

 

[sparks57]

I've heard it's a REALLY bad idea to send freon through the engine to kill it... something about turning into mustard gas or something like that... .



But I could be wrong. But I do know that there is a gas out there that people have suggested to use to kill an engine and it becomes very poisonous.

 

[JLEONARD]

CB,

I have heard that halon will turn poisionous as it is shutting down the engine, but I can't confirm that for sure.

Jay

 

[Greenleaf]

I'm no Kemist, heck, I can't even spill it.

Co2 will disperse oxygen but was thinking that halon is the one that will turn nasty as it's no longer allowed on a school bus and has been fazed out from the OTR trucking industry for the same reasons.



Scott

 

[MidwestMotorman]

fire extinguishers

Halon turns into phosphene gas under combustion temperatures. Halon is also bad if it will not kill a fire. The high temps in a combined area will turn it into the poisonous gas. Fire and rescue personel (and any others) are at risk around such fires when a halon system has deployed and not stopped the fire.



In response to a post a little further back about using CO2 fire extinguishers over the dry chemical kind, the dry chemical would choke out your air filter and hopefully shut it down. You shouldn't get too much chemical into the engine, unless the air box implodes from the vacuum caused. Some engines will pull this much vacuum.



At one of my military training schools, we worked on 6V53 detroit diesels in a classroom environment. Occasionally they would run away. They finally got some safety air flaps installed in the intakes, but before that there were some very potentially serious situations. Imagine 20+ students and a teacher in a 25'x18' area, and one of these two stroke bad boys runs away to 13k rpm. I've seen a three inch thick shop manual get sucked in, chewed up, and spit out the piped roof exhaust without slowing the engine. These engines will also suck an unbelievable amount of air at that rpm. One day an engine ran away and could not get shut off safely in time so everyone quickly left the room, and shut the door behind. The doors seal tight to keep noise down. This engine pulled enough air that it started to create a vacuum and you could hear the air sucking through the cinder block walls! No joke, true story. These nice two stroke detroits have around a 25 quart oil capacity, so siezing up due to lack of oil takes a while.

 

[1stgen4evr]

Freon for killing engine

Well the comment sure brought some interesting responses. I threw that in as a possibility because I had a can explode in the engine compartment once and it did stop the engine with no damage. I never knew about the poision gases. I knew that the halon extinguishers were banned but didn't know why.



Runaway will and does happen. It doesn't ever happen at a convienent time and it requires some quick action. I just felt that the dry stuff would do the job and that it should be used pronto. As a matter of fore thought, if any work is being done that might lead to runaway condition, a board or metal flap should be at hand. One should know where to place the board also.



The combined knowledge of the group never ceases to amaze me.



1stgen4evr

James

 

[DKasper]

I'm on the volunteer fire department in my town and we recently had some Hazardous Materials training, as we deal with wrecks on the interstate that runs near us.



One of the products of combustion of freon is phosgene gas -- the same stuff that was used in WWI.



This stuff is in the ultra bad category -- I can't remember the exact concentration, but it was in the neighborhood of only 8-10 parts per million required to kill somebody. I may be a bit off on that, but gist of it is -- DON'T use Freon in a situation where it could combust -- like shutting down a runaway engine.



Thanks

Dave